Design and fabrication of random phase diffusers for extending the depth of focus

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 910-923

  Efren Garcia Guerrero E ^a   Méndez, Eugenio R ^a   Escamilla, Héctor M ^a   Leskova, Tamara A ^b   Maradudin, Alexei A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTORESISTS;

DEPTH OF FOCUS EXTENDERS; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; MEAN INTENSITY; OPTICAL AXIS;

DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL);

EID: 33846885477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.000910     Document Type: Article

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